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Triple Threat -- Hunter Matye, Shullsburg

09/29/2016, 9:00am CDT
By Mark Miller

Name: Hunter Matye

School: Shullsburg High School

Grade: Senior

Football Honors: Four-year varsity performer for his father and coach, Scott Matye ... Four-year starter at tight end and a three-year starter at linebacker and safety ... First-team all-Six Rivers Conference as a end as a sophomore and junior ... Named to the Wisconsin Football Coaches Association All-Region team as a tight end following junior season ... Through games of Sept. 22 of his senior year, has caught 91 passes for 1,500 yards and 24 touchdowns ... Three kickoff returns for touchdowns in his career.

Basketball Honors: Two-year varsity starter for coach Mark Lierman ... Came off the bench as a freshman ... Averaged 10.1 ppg and 8.4 rpg as a sophomore and earned all-league honors in the Western Division of the Six Rivers Conference ... Averaged 15.1 ppg, 8.6 rpg and 4.5 apg as a junior and was chosen as the Player of the Year in the league after moving from forward to point guard for the Miners ... Scored a career-best 28 points in a victory over River Ridge as a junior.

Baseball Honors: A three-year starter for Shullsburg with a career batting average of .386 ... Plays first base, outfield and is also a pitcher for the Miners ... Hit .453 with four home runs and 29 RBI as a junior and was named honorable mention all-conference.

Favorite Sport: "Football is my favorite sport. I think it is the ultimate team game."

Best Part of High School Sports: "The best of high school sports is being with my teammates and great coaches."

Best Advice from a High School Coach: "When my basketball coach, Mr. Lierman, taught me how to play defense, which allowed me to become a more complete player and get on the varsity floor."

Most Memorable Moments in High School Sports: "When Shullsburg made it to sectionals in basketball in 2014. One of the coolest things was that my brother and I were both playing on the team."

Best Part of Playing Three Sports: "I like the challenge of being busy and balancing all that I have to do. A lot of my friends play one, two or all three sports so I like being with them."

Toughest Part of Playing Three Sports: "The most difficult part is getting into the mindset of the new season after concentrating so hard on the previous sport."

Favorite Opponents: "Pecatonica and Pecatonia/Argyle because I know a lot of the players on the team and the games are always competitive."

Favorite Professional Teams: Green Bay Packers, Milwaukee Bucks, Milwaukee Brewers

Favorite Professional Athlete: J.J. Watt

Favorite College Teams: "I like the Wisconsin Badger football and basketball teams. I have gone to many Badger football games since I was little as my dad has season tickets."

Cumulative GPA: 3.58

Toughest Individual You've Competed Against: "John Ross Linscheid from Highland. He is an incredible athlete."

Most Admired High School Teammate: "When he was still at Shullsburg, my brother Brett. He is the most competitive person I have ever met and was a tremendous leader."

College Plans: "I would like to play football somewhere, but as of now, I do not know where."

Activities Outside of Sports: Member of Peace Lutheran Church in Belmont where mother, Connie, is pastor ... S Club member at Shullsburg ... Volunteer at local food pantry ... Referee youth football in the area.

I Find it Relaxing to: "Go to the gym and shoot hoops."

Favorite TV show: SportsCenter

Favorite Movie: Wardogs

Favorite Musical Artists: "I like to listen to various rap artists."

Favorite Subject: "My favorite subject in school is physical education. Mr. Paulsen has us doing non-typical things."

Favorite Restaurants: Buffalo Wild Wings

Favorite Website: WisSports.net

Other Family Members: Scott, father; Sue, step-mother; Connie Matye, mother; Brett, brother; Lisa Hefel, step-sister; Becky Stein, step-sister; Sara Bender, step-sister.

(If you'd like to nominate a senior three-sport athlete from Wisconsin for the Triple Play Triple Threat feature, please contact Mark Miller at wbnews@yahoo.com)

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